Match-flare.



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MATCH FLARE. APPLICATION FILED MAB..9,1909.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

coLuMmA PLANOGRAPH 50.. WASHINGTON, n. c

TED STATES PATEN T OFFICE.

JOHN DEAN, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN DEAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

MATCH-FLARE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN DEAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Racine, Racine county, Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Flares; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in attachable flare heads for matches; and the objects and nature of the invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art in the light of the following explanation of the accompanying drawings illustrating what I now consider the preferred embodiment from among other formations within the spirit and scope of my invention.

An object of the invention is to provide certain improvements in construction, formation and arrangements whereby a highly efficient attachable match flare will be produced capable of rapid and economical manufacture and adapted for use as an advertising article.

The invention consists in certain novel features in construction or formation as more fully and particularly pointed out hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings ;Figure 1, is a perspective view showing an attachable flare head of my invention applied to a match. Fig. 2, is a perspective view of an elongated cylindrical roll, tube or sheath adapted to be broken up into short lengths to form the match flares. Fig. 3, is a perspective view of one of the flares, on an enlarged scale. Figs. 4 and 5, are perspective views from opposite sides of a printed impregnated sheetfolded preparatory to being rolled into the form shown by Fig. 2.

The attachable match flare of my invention is in the form of an elongated comparatively thin roll, tube or sheath having a central bore of large diameter with respect to the thickness of the wall of the sheath, and this bore or central opening is of a size to readily and easily receive a match stem so that the sheath can be loosely slipped onto a match stem with its end edge adjacent to the match head. The sheath is usually elongated so that it can be held on the stem and to the match head by the fingers while strikin the match to ignite its head, thereby tending to brace the match stem against breaking while being ignited, and the formation of the sheath is preferably such that as it burns it shrinks and contracts on and grips the match stem, whereby the sheath while burning and the resulting ash remain on the stem and the charred remains thereof. Usually these sheaths are manufactured in the form of elongated tubes or rolls capable of being separated or broken into sheaths of the desired length for application to individual match stems, although if so desired the match flares can be individually or separately formed as distinguished from the manufacture thereof in multiple or detachably united series.

The match flare is composed of a sheet rolled on itself in the direction of its length into overlying convolutions, and the flare is by any suitable means or in any suitable manner rendered highly inflammable either by application of suitable chemicals or other material to the sheath after rolling, or by application of suitable chemicals to the sheet before rolling, or the sheet can be composedof highly inflammable material formed in flexible sheet like form for rolling into sheaths.

At present, I prefer to form the sheaths from thin flexible paper or pulp sheets, for instance, from thin tissue like paper which before or after rolling into sheaths is impregnated with chemical salts capable of accelerating combustion, and then thoroughly dried. For this purpose I usually employ a solution of potassium nitrate although I do not wish to so limit my invention. WVhere a series of detachably joined sheaths is to be formed, I take an elongated thin sheet 1, which in width is equal to the combined lengths of the sheaths to be formed thereby, and which is preferably formed throughout its length with parallel lines of weakness or separations 2, (for instance rows of perforations or cuts) spaced apart, usually equally, a distance equal to the length of a completed sheath. At the outer surface of one end (that is at the portion of the sheet which forms the secured exterior surfaces of the completed sheaths) said sheet is preferably formed or provided with visible intelligible characterizations 3, of any form' or design to convey meaning to the human mind through the eye. The characterizations 3, whether letters, symbols or other representations, are preferably of an advertising character, and the lines of weakness 2, divide the end of the sheet into series. of similar advertising spaces, each space receiving or containing advertising matter 8, complete in itself to be displayed on the outer surface of a sheath, so that the sheet will at one end have a series of similar groups of advertising characterizations or representations 3. This highly inflammable sheet is then transversely doubled or folded on itself, say on the line 4, to form two superimposed plies, the outermost ply which is provided with the advertising matter 3, being of greater length than the other or inner ply so as to form the projecting end 5, of the outer ply (bearing the advertising matter) projecting at least a distance equal to the length of each advertising space, that is a distance at least about equal to the circumference of a completed sheath to form the secured outer advertising surface of the sheath. The inner surface of this projecting end 5, (bearing the advertising matter on its outer surface) is then coated or otherwise provided with a suitable adhesive, preferably an adhesive that will not retard combustion. For instance, for this purpose, I can employ a mucilaginous substance dissolved in a potassium nitrate solution. A straight wire 'or the like, of the required small diameter is then laid in and transversely of the folded sheet, and then by contact with a rapidly rotating surface while held in a suitable former or holder, the sheet is wound or rolled on the wire into the sheath or roll form and secured in such form by the adhesive on the projecting end 5, which forms and constitutes the exposed outer surface'of the roll.

The folded sheet is rolled on'itself in the direction of its length into comparatively loosely and directly-overlying convolutions, each convolution being composed of two plies of the sheet, excepting one or more outer convolutions formed by the projecting end 5, and hence being of single ply. The folded sheet is so rolled that its short ply forms the inner ply of each convolution and the surface surrounding the center opening of the completed roll, and the free end extremity of said short ply terminates within the completed roll and hence is confined therein by the exterior securing end 5, which secures the convolutions in roll form, but leaves the convolutions free and loose within the outer secured surface.

' The inner extremity of the sheet which extends longitudinally and loosely along the bore or center opening of the roll, and of each sheath detached therefrom, is formed by the folded doubled edge 41, whereby certain advantages are attained among other reasons because said doubled edge will not catch on and interfere .withthe match stem when the sheath is slipped'thereon Each sheath whether torn from an elongated roll, or formed separately, has thin end initial igniting surfaces, for quick almost instant ignition from a burning match head, composed of the edges of the somewhat loose, uneven, exposed or projecting usually somewhat rough edges of the loosely overlying convolutions of the sheet. The combustion of the sheath is accelerated and aided by the fact that the convolutions are loose and not secured together which also permits or causes the sheath to shrink or contract tightly onto the match stem during combustion. The sheath forms an efficient flare as it will quickly ignite from the burning match head and will then burn and maintain combustion out of doors in wind or strong air drafts. The rolls or tubes carrying or including material to accelerate combustion and made up of detachably united sheaths bearing'advertising matter can be economically produced in large quantities so that advertisers can afford to distribute them free of charge to purchasers of various articles, and the users will carry them on the person with matches and hence said flares will constitute a desirable economical advertising medium.

I do not herein claim an individual match flare as claim to the match flare per 86 is made in my application Serial No. 558,310, filed April 28, 1910.

It is evident that various modifications and variations might be resorted to Without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction shown.

What I claim is 1. An elongated tube impregnated with chemical salt capable of accelerating its combustion and having transverse lines of weakness to admit of easy separation and composed of a paper sheet to form attachable match flares.

2. An elongated tube carrying material to accelerate combustion and forming a plural ity of detachably-connected match-reinforcing flare heads, each having a relative large match-stem receiving bore and over-lyinginitial-igniting end edges, said tube formed of a paper sheet traversed by spaced lines of weakness to admit of easy separation and rolled on itself in the direction of said lines and pasted down to form several overlying convolutions, the areas of one end of the sheet between the lines of weakness forming the exposed exterior surfaces of the flare heads, respectively, and adapted to receive advertising characterizations before the sheet is rolled and pasted to form the tube.

8. An elongated tube carrying material to accelerate combustion and adaptable to be separated into attachable match flares, and composed of a sheet rolled on itself into overlying convolutions and pasted down along its outer end, and folded to form a doubled free edge longitudinally of the inner surface of the tube.

a. An elongated tube carrying material to accelerate combustion and forming a plurality of detachably connected match flares, said tube composed of a flexible sheet rolled on itself to form overlying convolutions and Jasted down at its outer end only, substantially as described.

5. An elongated tube impregnated with substance to accelerate combustion and transversely scored for separation into attachable match flares each having a match-stemreceiving bore and initial-igniting end edges and an exterior surface bearing intelligible characterizations, said tube formed of a rolled and pasted paper sheet at the outer surface of one end portion having areas forming the exposed surfaces of the flares, respectively, and each bearing said intelligible characterizations.

6. A series of detachably joined matchflares composed of a paper material tube carrying material to accelerate combustion and having spaced lines of separation at which the tube is separable into flares.

7. An elongated multiple-match flare tube carrying and impregnated with material to accelerate combustion and composed of a thin-tissue-like combustible material sheet rolled on itself into overlying convolutions and secured, said tube being separable into match flares having initial igniting ends formed by the edges of said convolutions.

8. A series of detachably united similar match flares consisting of a flexible-wall tube-like sheath impregnated with chemical salt to accelerate combustion and having spaced transverse lines of separation at which said sheath is separable into a plurality offlares.

9. An elongated tube carrying material to accelerate combustion and forming a plurality of detachably-connected flare heads, each having overlying initial-igniting end edges,

said tube formed of a paper sheet traversed by spaced lines of weakness and rolled on itself in the direction of'said lines and pasted down to form several overlying convolutions, the areas of one end of the sheet between the lines of weakness forming the exposed exterior surfaces of the flare heads, respectively, and adapted to receive advertising characterizations before the sheet is rolled and pasted to form the tube.

10. An elongated thin-wall tube impregnated with material to accelerate combustion and formed by tissue-like overlying sheet convolutions, said tube formed with transverse lines of weakness rendering the tube separable into tubular match flares having initial igniting end edges.

11. A multiple match flare sheath of combustible material carrying material to accelerate combustion and composed of a flexible wall tube weakened at intervals to form a series of separable match flares.

12. A series of detachably joined match flares consisting of a sheath impregnated with combustion accelerating material, formedbyarolled pasted sheet, and having transverse tear lines rendering the same separable into match flares having initial igniting end edges and match-stem-receiving bores.

18. A series of detachably joined match flares, consisting of an elongated tube carrying substance to accelerate combustion and composed of a rolled and pasted sheet at the outer surface of one end portion having areas bearing intelligible characterizations and forming the exposed outer surfaces of said flares, respectively, said tube having spaced transverse lines of weakness along which the same is separable into a plurality of match flares having initial igniting end edges.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN DEAN.

Witnesses JNo. WV. KNIGHT, R. W. VAN ORNUM.

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